The early effects of CETA on energy and waste issues: socio-spatial insights across Canada

• Main Authors: Hird, Myra, Santoire, Emmanuelle
• Other Authors: Queen's University Kingston, Canada, Environnement Ville Société (EVS), École normale supérieure - Lyon (ENS Lyon)-École des Mines de Saint-Étienne (Mines Saint-Étienne MSE), Institut Mines-Télécom Paris (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom Paris (IMT)-Université Lumière - Lyon 2 (UL2)-Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 (UJML), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon), Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne (UJM)-École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE)-École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Lyon (ENSAL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), École normale supérieure - Lyon (ENS Lyon), Jean Monnet European Union Centre of ExcellenceCo-funded by the Erasmus + Programme of the European Union, Jean Monnet European Union Centre of Excellence, Pr. Robert Finbow, CIIP Project
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2018
• Subjects: energy system; waste; CETA; Canada; responsibility; governance; environment; justice; trade; [SHS.GEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography; [SHS.ENVIR]Humanities and Social Sciences/Environmental studies; Nunavut
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-02017742

International audience In Canada, the federal, provincial including Nunavut and municipal governments are involved in the implementation of CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) which directly addresses local economic development under the market access and procurement provisions. This project examines the potential effects of CETA on environmental matters, with a special focus on waste and energy services. These are considered key targets in a complex and growing environment-trade nexus. Drawing on an original geographical approach, the study explores the effects of CETA on the definition of energy and waste as services and trade commodities. It questions the early spatial effects of the agreement at sub-central government scales and aims at understanding the potential formation of conflictual arenas around land-based resources sovereignty and governance, environmental justice and responsibility, especially when involving indigenous communities. A mixed quantitative and qualitative approach is currently used to assess the research objectives: text analysis on the CETA document and interviews with main stakeholders involved in the construction, study, and implementation of CETA across Canada as well as local communities. The research objectives are twofold: to map out the visibility, awareness, and perception of CETA across society in Canada regarding energy and waste issues, as well as evaluating the potential effects of CETA on energy and waste services. Our results will help us in constructing an analytical model to understand how trade and legal agreements affect strategic energy and waste flows between developed countries. This project is a Franco-Canadian research study led by the Ecole Normale Supérieure of Lyon (France) and the School of Environmental Studies of Queen’s University (Ontario). Started in 2018, it aims to inform decision-making leaders and main community stakeholders of the tensions raised by the intertwinement of environmental concerns, legislation and policies and the ...